Understanding highly protected risk within a cyber framework, learning how risk managers can add strategic value to the C-suite, experiencing a flood using virtual reality and evaluating risk via FM Global’s new global flood map tool are among the unique offerings that await risk managers when they visit with FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, at the RIMS 2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia next week.

FM Global CEO Tom Lawson will lead a professional development session focusing on how risk managers can add strategic value to the C-suite by adjusting their approach to risk management and communications. Now, more than ever, risk managers are called upon to proactively evaluate and inform senior executives of critical emerging risk factors that may impact the future success of strategic decisions. Calling on his own C-suite experiences, Lawson will offer useful advice to risk managers on how they can be more effective with senior leaders and board members.

Listen to FM Global’s vice president and manager of cyber hazards, Carmelina Borsellino, as she examines how a highly protected risk (HPR) approach for cyber-attacks requires holistic prevention that identifies and mitigates the threats before they happen. Named a “2017 Insurance Executive to Watch” by Risk & Insurance magazine, Borsellino will illustrate a risk management approach to cyber that involves asking and answering a number of critical questions and understanding loss scenarios beyond one’s direct experience.

Through the magic of virtual reality, visitors can ‘tour’ FM Global’s famed Natural Hazards Laboratory and experience a flood firsthand and see flood mitigation products in action. Large table-top computers will display FM Global’s recently launched Global Flood Map, where users can zoom in on the location of their properties worldwide and evaluate their flood risk. There also will be FM Approved flood barriers and protection equipment on display so visitors can quickly learn how to better mitigate flood loss.

About FM GlobalEstablished nearly 200 years ago, FM Global is a mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its client-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world’s largest organizations, including one of every three Fortune 1000 companies. They work with FM Global to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity in order to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.